Disclaimer:
I don't own Wheel Of Time, Mat, Tuon, or any
characters that are in the books. I don't even really own the plot
of this, because something like it is probably going to happen
eventually.

A/N:
Hey, sorry I haven't
updated lately, for those of you who liked the first chpt. Just to
let you know, I haven't read the 11th book yet, so this
may be AU, for all I know.

Tuon
looked around at her strange surroundings in the morning light. This
place was so different from her homeland, where everything was small
mountains or completely flat, and was always green and covered in
mist. It was much warmer than here, too, she realized once again as
she pulled her woolen cloak around her. It was heavy and beautifully
woven.

"Two Rivers
wool." Mat had proudly proclaimed as he handed it to her. "The
finest, warmest, least coarse anywhere. Won't itch at all."

Mat. Why was he so
stubborn? She was just talking to him…well, prying would be more
appropriate. But it was the first time that she had called him by his
name, and after the initial shock, he hadn't seemed to care. She
looked at the figure gently tossing something up and down in front of
his tent, yawning. She almost went over to him to demand a reaction.

She still couldn't
believe how brash he had been and how insane he had acted that night
when he spoke the vows. Maybe he hadn't known about them then, but
he should by now, and he hadn't even attempted to take them back.
The fool man probably expected her to take them, as well. Maybe he
was just breaking under the pressure of that night, as she had heard
him telling a man. She doubted it. Selucia eyed her from their tent.
Suddenly, she felt a hand on her arm.

"Want to come to
town?" He asked from behind her. She smoothed her dress and
frowned, pretending to think.

"Oh, I suppose."
She told him, not even turning around. Tuon shook her arm loose and
marched off to her tent, calling over her shoulder, "You will come
to take me to town from my tent in half an hour."

She ordered Selucia to
dress her in one of her most revealing dresses, a light purple with
teal trimming and silver embroidery. Her hair, now just above her
shoulders, was pulled up to cascade from an elegant silver comb
holding it in place. Practical but beautiful black shoes completed
her look. She twirled in front of the mirror as Mistress Anan
chuckled behind her.

"You've fallen for
him anyway, haven't you?" She asked Tuon.

"No. No, now he will
know exactly what he will never have."

"You just keep
telling yourself that, girl. He's a gambler and rover; you probably
couldn't keep him anyway." Tuon was just about to correct that
notion when the door swung open and Mat came in, dressed much as he
always was. He stared.

"Are you sure you
want to wear that to town, Tuon?" He acted normally, but his
slightly choked voice gave him away.

"Selucia will stay
here." She said, ignoring him. Why would she have it on if she
didn't want to wear it to town?

"Fine."

They strolled towards
the town together.

"We'll be to
Caemlyn soon, Tuon, and then you will see one of our cities."

"Which will be
interesting, no doubt."

"Maybe by then,
Elayne will have the throne, and we'll be welcomed into the royal
court." She lifted her eyebrows in incredulity, but he didn't
seem to notice. "That is, if Rand is there. She hates me, you
know."

"I believe that I
will like this Elayne very much."

He laughed,
surprisingly. "I doubt she likes the Seanchan, either. Or she won't
when they try to take over her country."

"Who is she to you?"

"Well, actually,
she's in love with one of my best friends, and she's my potential
ruler. Hah, Perrin's probably got the Two Rivers in full-blown
revolt by now, though."

"Why do you say
that, and who is Perrin?" She asked curiously.

"Oh, that's just
how he is. Perrin is a friend of mine from back home." She was
ready to ask another question, but they entered the town, and she
slammed her mouth shut.

"Where do you want
to go?" He asked.

"Mat!" Someone
suddenly cried out.

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